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    Posted: 31 Jan 2014 at 5:19pm
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I own a few Starwalker 180f and was wondering what size and style of hooks would work best on them? 

I normally use the same size hook lures are sold with, but they are sold un-rigged to make things difficult. 
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3/0 treble on belly 2/0 treble on rear, or a inline on back, decoy or similar, or inlines all round

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Inlines'' they are a lure that dosn't like a lot of weight as far as floaters go. I prefer Gammie Tuned singles. sizes 26# 30#
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I did a lot of experimentation with that lure and decided on inline shogun 7/0 and 9mm owner split rings.......work much better than trebles as the lure surfaces much quicker.........here is one with 8/0 on but i downsized to 7/0.

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Rig mine the same as LBD above , inline hooks except I have tail hook pointing down , theory being on floater fish hit from below or the side .
Also single hooks a lot better for fish and angler.

Initially tried rigging belly hook with assist rig but must be kept relatively short to avoid it getting caught up on the other hook,
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Recommend a single inline 7/0 tail hook. Should still swim well.
Jigstar now have these inline hooks for $13 pkt
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Originally posted by ChrisW ChrisW wrote:

Recommend a single inline 7/0 tail hook. Should still swim well.
Jigstar now have these inline hooks for $13 pkt

So no belly hook Chris?
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Thanks for all of the advice, sort of forgot about this thread until now :)
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Originally posted by petethemeat petethemeat wrote:

Originally posted by ChrisW ChrisW wrote:

Recommend a single inline 7/0 tail hook. Should still swim well.
Jigstar now have these inline hooks for $13 pkt

So no belly hook Chris?


Have not seen the need for 2 hooks. Tail hook makes the floating lure point more skywards if you prefer this style of presentation. Belly hook makes lure a little more horizontal.
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